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Making Affordable Generic Medicines More Accessible

This bill aims to speed up the approval of more affordable generic medicines. It allows them to be approved sooner, even if their labeling is temporarily different from the brand-name drug, under specific conditions. This could mean quicker access to lower-cost medications for citizens.
Key points
Speeds up the approval process for generic drugs.
Allows temporary differences in labeling between generic and brand-name drugs.
Conditions apply: recent brand-name label change (not the 'Warnings' section), generic maker agrees to update label quickly.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_S_4351
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Process start date: 2022-06-06